Yes, you can tick off a seller, you also hook your reputation in front of a listing agent and broker putting up with added paper work clogging things up.If there is a good reason to low ball on an offer, justify it and make the offer.

According to several contractors, this is not up to code and the pad needs to be at least 2 inches below the interior of the house to prevent moisture/rain intrusion.As such, I feel like I am faced with 3 options1.

I would think securities laws would prevent access to a lot of us... but for accredited investors, I would think there would be a market for syndicated deals as an alternative to bond income...Hmmm, always an interesting conversation here on BP.

Rules, rules, everywhere are rules, blocking out my deals and clogging my mind, rules, rules

It won't prevent window damage, but it will keep folks out or otherwise impede entry and keeps the place from looking as vacant from the outside.

I'd also watch my time invested in this - I'd prevent it from taking up too much time.Whether he paid rent or not, he was living on your property and performing a specific task related to the property - in my state, that forms a lease agreement.

The boyfriend supposedly works at a large casino/hotel in the area, so I'm thinking the issue didn't prevent him from getting that job, if it's legitimate.Thoughts?

I have a full time job so flipping is not really a good alternative, plus plan B on a flip that went wrong would be to hold and rent it and that would prevent me from returning the money within a year.

Your fears are thoughtful and preventing a loss you may never recover from.

The bank cannot refuse to accept the financing because they accepted your cash offer that still reserved your right to pursue financing and you still have your "ace in the hole" of having cash if you did have to use it.Obviously confirm that the PA you are using does not have language preventing this, but it may help you get deals like this closed.